faith
Posted on May 21st, 2008
by 
Laura
Laura
An act of meditation is actually an act of faith---of faith in your spirit, in your own potential. Faith is the basis of meditation. Not of faith in something outside you---a metaphysical buddha, an unattainable ideal, or someone else's words. The faith is in yourself, in your own 'buddha nature.' You too can be a buddha, an awakened being that lives and responds in a wise, creative, and compassionate way.
--Martine Batchelor, from Meditation for Life
--Martine Batchelor, from Meditation for Life
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courage
July 2008
Very nice thoughts. :)
May I please ask … for you is there a difference between “faith” and “trust”?
Nastame
I've been thinking about your question and am going to post an actual blog about this very soon. Faith for me isn't about investment in a set of beliefs, that's for sure. ultimately I think trust is a more specific, focused expression of faith, but again, it doesn't feel like it needs to be directed towards an outcome, doctrine, or dogma. do you know Sharon Salzberg's work?
“You too can be a buddha, an awakened being that lives and responds in a wise, creative, and compassionate way.”
YES!!! WE CAN!!! HURRAY!!!! YAY!!! yippee yi yo!!! :-)
oh yeah— and I LOVE that photograph!!
thank you thank you!